Incidence of bladder cancer in Sri Lanka: Analysis of the cancer registry data and review of the incidence of bladder cancer in the South Asian population

Korean Journal of Urology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 304-309

  Ranasinghe, Weranja K B ^a   de Silva, Daswin ^b   de Silva, M V C ^c   Ranasinghe, Tamra I J ^d   Lawrentschuk, Nathan ^a   Bolton, Damien ^a   Persad, Raj ^e  

^a AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^d Independent Researcher   (Sri Lanka)

^e BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer registry; Incidence; South Asia; Sri Lanka; Urinary bladder Neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861876438     PISSN: 20056737     EISSN: 20056745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4111/kju.2012.53.5.304     Document Type: Article

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